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10 Best Movies Like Ponnar Shankar

If you loved Ponnar Shankar, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Walking with the Enemy

Walking with the Enemy

2014★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ponnar Shankar for fans of History & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness ...

#2
Sarpatta Parambarai

Sarpatta Parambarai

2021★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ponnar Shankar for fans of History & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When Sarpatta Parambarai is challenged to a do-or-die match, Kabilan, a young labourer, must choose whether to put on the gloves himself and lead his clan to victory, or be dissuad...

#3
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

2023★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ponnar Shankar for fans of History & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

968 AD. The Pandyan assassins gather once again to destroy the Chola dynasty. Now the mighty Chola princes must fight the Pandyas, the Rashtrakutas and other Chola enemies who have...

#4
Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ponnar Shankar for fans of History & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew ...

#5
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ponnar Shankar for fans of History & Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

#6
Firebrand

Firebrand

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ponnar Shankar for fans of History & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, is named regent while the tyrant battles abroad. When the king returns, increasingly ill and paranoid, Katherine finds herself fi...

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